Louis, Prince of Brionne explained

Louis
Full Name:Louis Charles de Lorraine
Prince of Brionne
Issue:Charles Eugène, Prince of Lambesc
Joséphine, Princess of Carignan
Joseph, Prince of Vaudémont
Issue-Link:
  1. Issue
Spouse:Louise Charlotte de Gramont
Auguste de Coëtquen
Louise Julie Constance de Rohan
House:House of Lorraine
Father:Louis de Lorraine
Mother:Jeanne Henriette de Durfort
Birth Date:10 September 1725

Louis of Lorraine (Louis Charles; 10 September 1725 – 28 June 1761) was a member of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine. He married three times and through his daughter, is an ancestor of the present House of Savoy. He was the Grand Squire of France and Governor of Anjou.

Early life

He was born as the fourth child and the first son of Louis de Lorraine, Prince of Lambesc and his wife, Jeanne Henriette Marguerite de Durfort (1691-1750), granddaughter of Jacques Henri de Durfort, Duke of Duras.

Military career

In 1752 he was created the Grand Squire of France, a post which had been occupied by his distant cousin Charles de Lorraine.[1] The post was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France and a member of the King's Household. The position was roughly equivalent to the United Kingdom positions of Master of the Horse and the Crown Equerry.

Louis XV made him a Brigadier of the King's Armies in April 1745[2] and a knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, the most prestigious knighthoods in France (21 May 1752).

Marriages and issue

On 31 January 1740 he married firstly Louise Charlotte de Gramont, Mademoiselle de Guiche (1725-1742), daughter of Antoine V de Gramont, Duke of Guiche and Marie Christine de Noailles (1672-1748). They didn't have children.

On 29 December 1744 he married for the second time. The bride was Auguste de Coëtquen (1722-1746), his first wife's cousin, daughter of Jules Malo de Coëtquen, Marquis de Coëtquen, Count de Comburg (1698-1727) and his wife, Marie Charlotte Élisabeth de Nicolaÿ (1715-1784). They didn't have children.

On 3 October 1748 he married his third wife, Princess Louise Julie Constance of Rohan (1734–1815), daughter of the Prince of Rochefort.[3] They had:

Notes and References

  1. https://www.heraldica.org/topics/france/officiers.htm
  2. Web site: Vail. J.L. Maison de Lorraine. Génélogie .org. 2010-03-21.
  3. Baptised Louise Julie Constance de Rohan